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Helix ALM

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

46 Reviews Write a Review

What is Helix ALM?

Manage all product development phases and artifacts—from requirements and user stories through QA cycles and deployment—with ONE SOLUTION.

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Awards & Recognition

Helix ALM won the following awards in the Application Lifecycle Management category

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4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Helix ALM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Helix ALM?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Caring
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Agile Work Management

ALM Integration

Workflow Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Resource Planning

Analytics and Reporting

Managed Artifact Repository

Traceability

Automation

Artifact Management

Visual Analysis Design

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Helix ALM Reviews

Dinesh K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

Easy to use.Performance can be improved

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

Integration is easy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Dashboards and reporting

What do you dislike most about this product?

Auto refresh feature in dashboard should be present

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Xavier P.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Media
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

Matrix of traceability and Helix in general use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Helix ALM from other similar products?

One central location for requirements, bugs, and testing; immediate updates to ensure that everyone is working with the most recent version; the simple addition of new users and licenses; simple updating of fields and text to better meet project requirements. I could correctly record software specs using this software, which was then connected to test cases and used for test runs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Stocking files is an excellent feature for users because they are preserved on the server and can be accessed by other users even if the developer's system breaks or the developer leaves the firm—the organization and connection of the traceability on a single page. New test cases and requirements may be added, as well as support for the requirements' overall flow. The dashboard has helpful information and looks fantastic—troubles with love. You can quickly identify the needed problem with them.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Links might be presented in a more streamlined manner for users. Even though there are many configuration options, the lack of a way to save and share a view between users and specifically for each document drastically hinders usability. Reports can't be exported to Word to insert test cases into the document template used by our firm.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Suitable for both business and IT professionals. Someone has asked how to utilise it. It was always responded to promptly. It is an excellent source control tool all around. Additionally, automation scripts have command-line tools in them. It imposes respectable testing and problem ticket methodology.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

Minimize risks and deliver quality products.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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What is Helix ALM?

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Awards & Recognition

Helix ALM Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Helix ALM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Agile Work Management Multiple backlogs, backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, and estimation, and a multi-level agile artifact hierarchy (Epics, User Stories, etc.)

ALM Integration Integrate artifacts across ALM phases such as requirements, analysis, design, development, and testing, either internally or through an API.

Workflow Management Custom workflows can be created, managed, and monitored for artifacts, processes and practices to govern and streamline ALM work.

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt Supports the ability to create tests and acceptance criteria and assign, prioritize, track, and resolve tests,related bugs, and issues.

Resource Planning Assigning resources to activities and estimates to manage workloads, support project management, and ensure completion of work related to ALM artifacts, including dashboards to manage multiple teams

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Managed Artifact Repository Artifacts are stored in version controlled repository that supports check out, update, check-in, and collaboration across multiple types and workspaces.

Traceability ALM artifacts can be traced from ideation to requirements, design, develop, test, and implementation.

Automation Manual activities such as traceability, test generation, artifact state changes, integrations, and artifact creation can be automated to streamline ALM work.

Artifact Management ALM artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

Visual Analysis Design Can create and manage context diagrams, business process models, use cases, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, data models, and UI mockups, etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Helix ALM Reviews

Dinesh K.

Easy to use.Performance can be improved

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Xavier P.

Matrix of traceability and Helix in general use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Minimize risks and deliver quality products.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Agile Work Management

ALM Integration

Workflow Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Resource Planning

Analytics and Reporting

Managed Artifact Repository

Traceability

Automation

Artifact Management

Visual Analysis Design

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training